I am a newly married "wanna-be" chef and am ObSeSSeD with food!! Some people eat to live, while I on the other hand live to eat. I am ALWAYS hungry and constantly thinking about food.
The blog is named after my favorite saying I use whenever I eat something yummy. Just thinking about eating something delicious makes me ^_^
I originally started this blog so I could have a place to organize all the recipes I've wanted to try over the years and now that I'm hitched, I finally have a victim...oops...I mean loved one to experiment on. He has also gotten involved and takes most of the pictures on the blog. He is channeling his inner japanese-ness and has found a new love for photography. Good team effort, I cook and he takes the pics. For anonymity purposes I'll always refer to him as the "lobster."
I hope you enjoy following me through my cooking adventures and being a first time blogger. Hopefully I'll grow as a person in my cooking skills, how to be a good wifey, and God and lobster forbid, not in my waistline. I'm hoping every day will entail a new yummy recipe, but I'll always letcha know if I make something that even I'm proud to say NuM NuM :)

Happy Halloweenie!! I hope everyone's having a fun and festive night and filling your bellies with lots of sweet treats! I've been on a HUGE sweet tooth binge lately so no sweets for me today - shoveling Resse's Peanut Butter cups in your mouth waiting for trick-or-treaters doesn't count right?!

Anyway, I celebrated America's spookiest holiday with the ultimate American dish - meatloaf sammie. This was a wonderful savory treat to celebrate and one you should file under your "must make" file.

Hmmm...how can I best describe the essence of this dish? Just imagine a melt in your mouth tender juicy meatloaf, topped with sweet tangy slow roasted tomatoes, layered between ooey-gooey melted Fontina and Gruyere cheese. Yes...yes...yes!!!! Is your mouth watering yet? I can't specifically name what made this sammie outstanding, but perhaps it was the combination of the sharp nuttiness from the cheeses, or the sweet tangyness from the slow roasted tomatoes caramelized in the oven for hours on end, or maybe it was the crunchy bread against the soft meatloaf - but it was just the perfect combo of flavor, texture, and yummyness all in one bite. My only issue with the sandwich is I wish I had made more of it. It's a good thing no one was around 'cuz I was not about to share! In this case, sharing did not equal caring. Every man for themselves!! Too bad I had to save the leftovers for Lobster, sigh, the sacrifices I make as a wife.

Pre-heat convection oven on roast at 375F. If you do not have a convection oven then just bake them in 375F oven.

Slice meatloaf in half horizontally. Layer slices of Fontina cheese on bottom half of bread. Place meatloaf on top. Top with enough slow roasted tomatoes to cover the entire meatloaf. (You can also add extra tomatoes on top of the Fontina cheese to give the sammie more of a sweet-tang - I may try that next time) Top meatloaf with Gruyere cheese and place top half on sandwich. Place sammie on a sheet pan and roast in oven for 15 minutes until cheese is melted, meatloaf is warmed through and bread is crunchy. ENJOY!